The second research paper in the course must be a literary analysis of the topics covered in modules 5-7: Poetry or Drama. < < This essay must be an argument-based paper. That argument should be centered on the literature and one of the schools of literary criticism presented earlier. (**Writer, please use reader-response criticism on my topic/argument) The paper requires that the student create the thesis for the paper and use peer-reviewed sources. < < The required parameters of the papers are:< < Required Elements: Topic sentence, thesis statement, title, academic peer-reviewed sources, and formal language.< Length: 1,500 words< Academic Style: Modern Language Association (MLA) Style< Required Sources: No less than 3 peer-reviewed secondary sources and a primary source; each source can be used up to three times< Paper Topic: The paper MUST be an analysis of the literature read in this course.< Paper History: The research paper submitted must be original work by the student-created for this course.< Genre: Poetry or Drama (must be from the course readings)
